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THE DRAMA AND THINGS THEATRICAL

... the time at the last accounts of course was ittoinopolised by the marriage of Mr. Charles Mathews. Sante of New York papers speak in itmieastured terms about it, cid one journalist, after stigittatising tile whole proceeding in transatlantic phraseology ...

LITERATURE

... Alter Fritz made memorable answer, I know nothing about that ; I have read no German book since my boyhood, I scarcely speak German, andl I ! amn now too old to improve (lorsqu'a moi, je le parle comnnie un cocher). Little did the Prussiall hero then ...

ELECTRO-MOTIVE ENGINES—THE SOCIETY OF ARTS

... the rival ingredients,again, is liable tomany fluctna- tions. Coal is cheap at the pit's moultll, and not dear, ge- nerally speaking, in Londont; but there are places where the article is minore costly even than zinc. The mechanical difficulties were,however ...

SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE

... unanimous applause ; because the dramatist, in giving full license to his genius to develop the intuitions of female nature, speaks in Julia the language of nature to nature. Mrs. Henderson, in playing this charac- ter, undertook a high theme, but her d ...

GENERAL THEATRICAL FUND

... see such gentle- mcli holnosuriisg us with their presence, pleading for us, and usiimg all their influence in our behalf, speaks more for the lioesiat purposes and soundnsess of our institution tanis all the gluwiiig prospectuses that ever were pub: lished ...

THE DRAMA AND THINGS THEATRICAL

... attenapt, and not the act, hass already con- founded the parties who had the project in hand. Its my next I shall be enabled to speak more at length, and to give sonic green-room gossip anent the Easter pieces. DRAMATICUS. CRYSTAL PALAcR-His Royal Highlness ...

THE DRAMA AND THINGS THEATRICAL

... pro- duced. This last week has given us some little bits of cri- fticisin which are worth a passing allusion. One worthy, j speaking of Mr. Frank Talfourd's Pluto and Proserpines H at the Haymarket-acknowledged, and most justly, to be one of the most ...

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE

... was triumphantly successful, and deservedly so. The voice of this lady is the most perfect soprano we have ever heard-and we speak with a tolerably long memory. Forriclness of toneand quality it isunsurpassed by any voice known in our times, while its extensive ...

NEW SCENERY AT HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE

... prevails to the entire exclusion of imaginative effects. Of the performance of the opera itself it is not our province to speak; but as the painting of the new scenery was in connection with the first ap- rpearance of a lady in this country-Mdlle. Ti ...

ASYLUM FOR FEMALE ORPHANS, LAMBETH

... loyally drank in such a presence and in such an assemblage. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE, in proposing the Amsy, took occasion to speak of his intention to be vigilant as to its condition and health, and showed the necessity, from late circumstances, not to slumber ...

LITERATURE

... an idiot i ltou glat my love would make you love use-as if money could buy ri love. Don't touch roe, don't,' she continued speaking more and more rapidly. I isate you, I do; I'll do you all the harms I can, I'll be a watch and a spy on you-I won't shut ...

BANQUET AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS

... s to his lordship for the manncer in wltich lie has been pleased to icitroduce and recoimnend this toast a [celecrs). In speaking of tics efforts awhlich are being mad to recider art subservient on tics one hand to coinuerciale it p cressprity, and on ...